The Maharashtra Excise Department has seized illicit liquor and related material worth Rs 19.77 lakh during two raids in Latur district, uncovering a stock of Goa-manufactured liquor allegedly intended for sale in Maharashtra. Three people have been booked in connection with the seizures, officials said.

First raid uncovers liquor and counterfeit material

During the first raid, conducted on October 30 at Sadguru Nagar on Malwati Road, excise officials seized 1,152 sealed plastic bottles of Goa-manufactured liquor and 125 bottles of spurious liquor bearing different brand labels.